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Battle of Simmon's Bluff (view source)
Revision as of 18:45, December 8, 2010
, 18:45, December 8, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Battle of Simmon's Bluff |image= |begin=June 21, 1862 |end=Same day |place=City of Charleston, South Carolina |theater=Lower Seaboard Theater |campaign=Operatio..."
{{ACWbattle
|name=Battle of Simmon's Bluff
|image=
|begin=June 21, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=City of Charleston, South Carolina
|theater=Lower Seaboard Theater
|campaign=Operations against Charleston
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=55th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
|combatants2=16th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
|commanders1=[[A.C. Rhind]]<br/>Lieutenant, USA
|commanders2=[[James McCullough]]<br/>Colonel, CSA
|strength1=Regiment
|strength2=Regiment
|casualties1=None
|casualties2=None
}}
In June, the Federals besieging Charleston mounted an amphibious expedition to cut the Charleston & Savannah Railroad. On June 21, troops of the 55th Pennsylvania landed from the gunboat Crusader and transport Planter near Simmon’s Bluff on Wadmelaw Sound, surprising and burning an encampment of the 16th South Carolina Infantry. The Confederates scattered, and the Federals returned to their ships. Despite this minor victory, the Federals abandoned their raid on the railroad. Although a bloodless raid, this engagement typified scores of similar encounters that occurred along the South Carolina coastline. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Operations Charleston 1862}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Battle of Simmon's Bluff
|image=
|begin=June 21, 1862
|end=Same day
|place=City of Charleston, South Carolina
|theater=Lower Seaboard Theater
|campaign=Operations against Charleston
|result=Union victory
|combatants1=55th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
|combatants2=16th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
|commanders1=[[A.C. Rhind]]<br/>Lieutenant, USA
|commanders2=[[James McCullough]]<br/>Colonel, CSA
|strength1=Regiment
|strength2=Regiment
|casualties1=None
|casualties2=None
}}
In June, the Federals besieging Charleston mounted an amphibious expedition to cut the Charleston & Savannah Railroad. On June 21, troops of the 55th Pennsylvania landed from the gunboat Crusader and transport Planter near Simmon’s Bluff on Wadmelaw Sound, surprising and burning an encampment of the 16th South Carolina Infantry. The Confederates scattered, and the Federals returned to their ships. Despite this minor victory, the Federals abandoned their raid on the railroad. Although a bloodless raid, this engagement typified scores of similar encounters that occurred along the South Carolina coastline. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Operations Charleston 1862}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1862}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]